Settle (album)

Settle
Studio album by Disclosure
Released 31 May 2013
Genre
Length 60:37
Label
Producer Disclosure
Disclosure chronology

Settle
(2013)		 Settle: The Remixes
(2013)
Singles from Settle
  1. "Latch"
    Released: 8 October 2012
  2. "White Noise"
    Released: 1 February 2013
  3. "You & Me"
    Released: 28 April 2013
  4. "F for You"
    Released: 2 August 2013
  5. "Help Me Lose My Mind"
    Released: 25 October 2013
  6. "Voices"
    Released: 13 December 2013

Settle is the debut studio album by English electronic music duo Disclosure, released on 31 May 2013 by Island Records. Accompanied by the success of its lead single, "Latch", the album features collaborations with AlunaGeorge, Ed Macfarlane, Sasha Keable, Eliza Doolittle, Jamie Woon, Jessie Ware, and London Grammar, as an opus which equally combines the elements of production, vocality, and songwriting. A deluxe edition of the album contains four bonus tracks, including Disclosure's remix of Jessie Ware's song "Running".

Settle received widespread critical praise and was nominated for the 2013 Mercury Prize.[2] The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 44,633 copies in its first week.[3] It had sold 165,000 copies by late October 2013,[2] and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 4 April 2014.[4] A remix of the album, titled Settle: The Remixes was released on 16 and 17 December 2013 in the United Kingdom and United States, respectively.[5]

Singles

"Latch" was released as the lead single from the album on 8 October 2012.[6] The song peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart.[7] It also charted in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, and the United States.

"White Noise" was released as the second single from the album on 1 February 2013.[8] The song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Disclosure's highest-peaking single to date.[7] It also charted in Belgium and Ireland.

"You & Me" was released as the third single from the album on 28 April 2013.[9] The song peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart.[7]

"F for You" was released as the fourth single on 2 August 2013.[10] The song charted at number twenty in the UK.[7] The single was re-released on 5 February 2014 with Mary J. Blige providing guest vocals.[11]

"Help Me Lose My Mind" was released as the album's fifth single on 25 October 2013.[12] The song reached number fifty-six on the UK Singles Chart.[7]

"Voices" was released as the album's sixth single on 13 December 2013.[13]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 81/100[14]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Billboard [15]
The Guardian [16]
The Independent [17]
Mixmag [18]
NME 7/10[19]
Pitchfork Media 9.1/10[20]
Rolling Stone [21]
Spin 8/10[22]

Settle received widespread acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 31 reviews.[14] Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the album a positive review stating: "Despite the list of vocalists reading like a who's who on the Hype Machine chart, Guy and Howard's presence is felt strongly throughout, although the featureless tracks 'Second Chance' and 'Grab Her' are the weaker on the collection. Regardless, much like Daft Punk's latest effort, Settle is an album that brings some sorely needed intelligence back to joyous dance-pop."[23]

Eve Barlow of the NME gave the album a positive review stating: "Throughout, Settle will blind you with so much sheen you'll want to tile your bathroom in it. Sadly, the London Grammar-featuring 'Help Me Lose My Mind' is a bit of an unnecessary cool-down. Not to worry, Disclosuremania is clearly about to sweep the nation."[19]

Track listing

All songs produced by Disclosure.

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Intro"  
 1:00
2. "When a Fire Starts to Burn"  
  • G. Lawrence
  • H. Lawrence
 4:43
3. "Latch" (featuring Sam Smith)
 4:16
4. "F for You"  
  • G. Lawrence
  • H. Lawrence
 4:29
5. "White Noise" (featuring AlunaGeorge)
 4:38
6. "Defeated No More" (featuring Ed Macfarlane)
  • G. Lawrence
  • H. Lawrence
  • Macfarlane
 6:09
7. "Stimulation"  
  • G. Lawrence
  • H. Lawrence
 5:22
8. "Voices" (featuring Sasha Keable)
  • G. Lawrence
  • H. Lawrence
  • Napier
  • Keable
 4:05
9. "Second Chance"  
  • G. Lawrence
  • H. Lawrence
 2:22
10. "Grab Her!"  
  • G. Lawrence
  • H. Lawrence
 5:15
11. "You & Me" (featuring Eliza Doolittle)
 4:29
12. "January" (featuring Jamie Woon)
  • G. Lawrence
  • H. Lawrence
  • Woon
 5:55
13. "Confess to Me" (featuring Jessie Ware)
  • G. Lawrence
  • H. Lawrence
  • Ware
 4:11
14. "Help Me Lose My Mind" (featuring London Grammar)
 4:06
Notes
Sampling credits

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[32] 5
Australian Dance Albums Chart[33] 2
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[34] 8
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[35] 76
Danish Albums Chart[36] 38
Dutch Albums Chart[37] 24
French Albums Chart[38] 89
Irish Albums Chart[39] 10
Japanese Albums Chart[40] 122
New Zealand Albums Chart[41] 15
Norwegian Albums Chart[42] 19
Scottish Albums Chart[43] 5
Swiss Albums Chart[44] 76
UK Albums Chart[45] 1
UK Dance Albums Chart[46] 1
US Billboard 200[47] 36
US Dance/Electronic Albums[48] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[49] 135
UK Albums Chart[50] 40
US Dance/Electronic Albums[51] 20
Chart (2014) Position
Australian Dance Albums Chart[52] 13
UK Albums Chart[53] 55
US Dance/Electronic Albums[54] 6

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[55] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Platinum 300,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Edition Label Ref.
Australia 31 May 2013
  • Standard
  • deluxe
 Universal [56][57][58][59]
LP Standard [60]
Germany
  • CD
  • digital download
  • Standard
  • deluxe
 [61][62][63][64]
LP Standard [65]
Ireland CD
[66]
Digital download
  • Standard
  • deluxe
 [67][68]
United Kingdom 3 June 2013
  • CD
  • digital download
 [69][70][71][72]
LP Standard [73]
France CD Barclay [74]
Digital download
  • Standard
  • deluxe
 [75][76]
10 June 2013 LP Standard [77]
United States 11 June 2013
  • CD
  • digital download
[78][79]
25 June 2013 LP [80]
Japan 10 July 2013 CD Japan standard Universal [26]
Germany 16 December 2013 Digital download Special (36 tracks) [81]
United Kingdom
  • PMR
  • Island
 [27]
France 5 March 2014 Special (37 tracks) Barclay [82]
Germany Universal [83]
United Kingdom
  • PMR
  • Island
 [28]
United States 15 April 2014
  • CD
  • digital download
 US deluxe
  • Cherrytree
  • Interscope
 [84]

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